Australian cricket is going through a period of transition, not just within the team with two of its mainstay batsman and leader suspended, but also off the field, where there has been effort to change the team’s attitude.

Recently the Australian selectors named their one-day squad to play England and Zimbabwe, but most agree it’s a list lacking explosiveness during the powerplay and at the death as well as the ability to keep going if a few early wickets are lost.

Oh, not again. That was my first response on hearing Australia and Bangladesh had postponed another bilateral series, particularly as it would have been the first Test series between the two teams in Australia since 2003.

Shaun Marsh and D’Arcy Short have golden opportunities to nail down ODI spots after the selectors opted not to pick a back-up batsman in Australia’s squad for next month’s five-match series in England.

Yesterday’s announcement of the ODI and T20 teams to tour England and Zimbabwe raised some interesting talking points, with continuity in the aftermath of the ball-tampering scandal at the forefront of discussions.

Cricket Australia have confirmed the proposed day-night Test set for the Adelaide Oval against India has been thrown on the scrapheap, with the Board of Control for Cricket in India “not prepared” to play in the format.

Now that the dust has settled on the Cape Town incident and Australian cricket is making steps to move on, Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft are probably in a better place mentally to begin working on their redemption stories.